Transportation, shipping & logistics

The transportation, shipping and logistics sector is under constant pressure. ESG, digitalization, talent shortages, and increasing supply chain complexity demand leadership that provides direction, accelerates results, and ensures continuity.

Our team

Executive search, interim management and leadership advisory

As headhunters we support organizations in transportation, shipping and logistics in the Netherlands with executive search, interim management, and leadership advisory. We help them identify, deploy, and develop leaders who guide organizations through transitions and create sustainable value.

Highlights of recent executive search assignments in this sector

Bastiaan Fuhring Executive Search Group Asset Management Procurement Director (1)

Bastiaan Fuhring is Group Asset Management & Procurement Director at HES International

Executive Search Stephan Verhoeven Transavia

Stephan Verhoeven is Head of Fleet & Technical Services at Transavia.

Peter van Helden as Senior Vice President Components Product at AFI KLM E&M.

Amrop Executive Search Michiel Van Pernis Bij Broekhuis

Michiel van Pernis as Managing Director of the Damage Repair Division at Broekhuis

Patricia Damen as Vice President Security Services at KLM.

Executive Search CFO Broekhuis Mark Van Der Gulik Amrop

Mark van der Gulik as CFO at Broekhuis

Our approach in the sector

Our strength lies in the combination of executive search, interim management, and leadership advisory. By connecting these disciplines, we offer organizations an integrated approach to leadership across all levels. We work closely with boards and senior management, and understand the strategic and operational challenges within transport, logistics, and supply chain organizations.

Our clients value the combination of sector expertise, leadership knowledge, and execution capability, complimented by a personal and professional approach.

Managing the global flow

Today’s leaders need broader skill sets, while competition intensifies for talent that can successfully drive change and transformation, fueled by ESG demands, new technologies, digitalization, and vertical integration.

Measured on sustainable success, our clients seek a new breed of leaders: outstanding professionals with a triple focus on sustainability, technological solutions and environmental stewardship. Businesses are intensifying their quest for C-suite and board diversity regarding demographics and future-shaping leadership.

Our services in transportation, shipping & logistics

1Executive search: The transport, shipping and logistics sector requires leaders who combine strategic oversight with operational decisiveness. Through our executive search services, we guide organizations in attracting executives who fit the context, culture, and strategic ambitions of the company.

As headhunters, we support in roles such as CEO, CFO, COO, Supply Chain Director, and Operational Leadership. We speak the language of both clients and candidates, and understand the dynamics of warehouses, distribution networks, transportation flows, and international supply chains.

Our approach is based on deep sector insight, international market knowledge, and a sharp focus on leadership potential, ensuring both short-term performance and long-term sustainable value creation.

2Interim management: When speed, stability, or specific expertise is required, interim management provides immediate reinforcement. In the transport, shipping and logistics sector, interim leaders are often deployed during transitions such as restructuring, growth, digitalization, sustainability initiatives, or succession planning.

We find organizations interim managers who bring experience and are capable of quickly adapting, leading teams, and delivering results within complex supply chains and dynamic operational environments. They ensure continuity while creating space for sustainable decision-making.

3Leadership advisory: Strong leadership is critical to success in a constantly evolving sector. Through leadership advisory, we help organizations strengthen leadership at the individual, team, and organizational level.

We provide insight into leadership potential, team dynamics, and succession planning, guiding organizations to build future-ready leadership. This creates a solid foundation for growth, agility, and sustainable performance.

We collaborate with executives, management teams, and high potentials across the Dutch transportation, shipping and logistics sector.

Our team

Sector focus

Rail
Road
Maritime & Shipping

1Rail: Being a more regional sector, having the right leadership is more important than ever for rail organizations. They operate in a fast-evolving environment that is influenced by industry consolidation, an increased focus on digitization, high importance of cyber-security and last but not least increasing urbanization. Our team is deeply involved in those topics and can add substantial value to our clients in an executive search or interim management process.

2Road: Globally, 70% of all goods are transported by road, which makes trucking a substantial factor in Supply Chain and Logistics. This sub-industry is challenged by fuel costs, improved customer service, government regulations, environmental issues and technology strategies and implementation. Therefore, recruiting experienced and forward-thinking executives can make all the difference in winning in this highly competitive environment.

Our team knows where to find the right skill sets and mindsets in order to make a winning difference for our clients.

3Maritime & shipping: A truly global sector, the maritime and shipping industry is currently tackling a number of urgent challenges. Alongside geopolitical shifts, shipping companies are facing significant technological changes including rapid digitalization and the opportunities and threats posed by AI. At the same time, there is a global imperative for improved sustainability within the industry, which has made a commitment to a 50% reduction in carbon emissions by 2050.

With our team based in major shipping hubs across the world, the practice brings together one of the most experienced teams of industry experts within any global executive search and leadership advisory landscape.

Exclusive insights from our team

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